Current Investment Requirements
The Team
Robert Hannington has spent almost his entire career involved in investment work. He joined Knight Frank in 1985 and became head of the Investment Management division in 1992 where he ran and coordinated the activities of the in-house pension fund clients of the firm including acting as the discretionary fund manager to the BBC Pension Trust Property Portfolio.
In 2000 Robert was transferred to become Chairman of Knight Frank Australia, based in Sydney for two and a half years. He returned to London in December 2002 to resume responsibility for Knight Frank's Investment Management activities both in UK and Internationally and is also Chairman of Knight Frank Corporate Finance Limited.
Tel: +44 20 7861 1175
robert.hannington@knightfrank.com
Chris Kilduff has extensive experience in all aspects of fund management and investment, for institutional, property company and private clients.
Chris currently heads up the institutional fund management team at Knight Frank and manages a number of funds including Lancashire County Pension Fund, Ecclesiastical Insurance Group and Bank of Scotland Pension Scheme - which is fully discretionary.
The performance track record of funds under Chris's management have consistently outperformed their benchmarks over the short, medium and long terms, one of which has also outperformed it's benchmark every year since the benchmark was set seven years ago. Chris is a Trustee of the Knight Frank Pension Scheme and closely involved with Investment Property Databank.
Tel: +44 20 7861 1212
chris.kilduff@knightfrank.com
John Styles has worked in commercial property investment at Knight Frank since 1993. His experience covers acquisitions, disposals, active management and development funding for retained institutional clients including BBC Pension Trust and John Lewis Partnership Pension Trust.
In the past 5 years he has broadened his experience into the indirect investment market both acquiring units for retained clients and setting up new collective investment schemes. John is the retained investment advisor to the Ashtenne Trade Parks Fund and Westbury Commercial Property Fund. He is a registered person under the FSA regulations.
Tel: +44 20 7861 1220
john.styles@knightfrank.com
Christopher Sheils has over three and a half years experience with Knight Frank both in the UK and Europe . He has focused on expanding the private client investment service line and has also been involved in the acquisition and disposal of institutional properties.
Tel: +44 20 7861 1484
christopher.sheils@knightfrank.com